The suspect, Sayfullo Saipov, told investigators he was inspired by watching Islamic State videos and began planning Tuesday’s attack a year ago, according to a criminal complaint filed against him on Wednesday. SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!” Trump tweeted late on Wednesday. The maximum penalty for the first is death; the maximum for the second life in prison, Kim said. It said he was particularly motivated by a video where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - the leader of Islamic State - exhorted Muslims in the United States and elsewhere to support the group’s cause. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders later told reporters that Trump considers Saipov an “enemy combatant,” a designation that would curtail his legal rights.

Source: bd News24 November 02, 2017 10:41 UTC